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Divisiveness that you see inside the republican party. there are a lot of republicans who are horrified at what the situation is in alabama. and don't think that we should be electing a pedophile to the united states senate. i don't think we can have a double standard. i don't think this entire issue should be partisan in any way. a dam has broken. i'm not sure it's as real as a lot of people want to say it is because i think we have to make it real for the tip waitress, the factory worker, the lawyer, the nurse, the teacher back home, but this has been decades of pent-up issues are just flood...

Having zero tolerance. we're not there yet for the tip waitress or the factory floor worker or the lawyer, but we also have to make sure that we -- people still remain innocent until proven guilty. this is at the ethics committee. they need to do it quick. this needs to not be one of these extended, prolonged investigations. if the facts are proven to be true, the house is going to take appropriate action. >> in this case, though, he agreed to a payment for this -- which presumes some substance to these allegations already. what is the ethics committee have to investigate? >> he is denying the...

Despicable behavior need to be held accountable. and i salute the women brave enough to come forward. but even, alisyn, as you read the articles, people are afraid to have their name because they are afraid of consequences. and the dam has broken. so i hope that we are going to have real change and we need to focus on how we're going to go forward but hold people accountable right now. but maybe the culture will -- we have to focus on how do we help everybody? that's who i'm focused on, the working woman, the tip waitress, the woman on the factory floor, the lawyer. >> all those women that don...

You are a powerful woman in this country. if you can't name the person who did it to you, why not? hasn't the tide turned? >> no. and i have said that to my colleagues. i don't think it's the watershed moment that so many people think it is is. i think for too many there are consequences in naming who the person is. we have to change the culture and we have to have everybody speak up and do the mandatory sexual harassment training so people understand what's acceptable and what's not. people were afraid to hug each other good-bye for thanksgiving. >> obviously there's a possibility of an overc...

Stories that i had. but i was stunned. when i went home on friday. i was going to stand up for the tip waitress and the factory worker. i'm not good at lying. when somebody pushes me, i tell the truth. >> we have more time and more new information coming in. we'll be right back after this short break.